"Game of Thrones", "Saturday Night Live", "Westworld" lead the nominations for the 70th Primetime Emmy Awards

HBO/Helen Sloane(LOS ANGELES) — Nominations for the 70th Primetime Emmy Awards were announced Thursday morning in Los Angeles, with Game of Thrones leading the pack with 22 nominations, followed by Saturday Night Live and Westworld with 21.

The Handmaid’s Tale‘s Samira Wiley and New Amsterdam‘s Ryan Eggold joined Television Academy chairman and CEO Hayma Washington at the Academy’s Saban Media Center to read off the list of nominees. Wiley herself scored a nod for Guest Actress in a Drama Series.

Hosted by Saturday Night Live‘s Colin Jost and Michael Che, The Primetime Emmy Awards will be held Monday, September 17 at 8 p.m. Eastern time at the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles.

Here is the list of nominees in the major categories. A full list can be found here :